The Duffield surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,009 people carried this name — #8,271 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,015).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Duffield surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley explains it as ‘of Duffield’.

An early record he cites: John de Duffeld, Derbyshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Duffield, Duffell, Duffill and Duffitt.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 256 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Duffield was found among the farmers of Norfolk: 9 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Norfolk 9

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

20 families named Duffield, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 132 people lived in those households, 6.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 17
New York 1
Maryland 1
Virginia 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 238 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Duffield in American newspapers,
1899–1926.

Newspaper page from Northern Wisconsin Advertiser carrying the name Duffield
Northern Wisconsin Advertiser 1900-09-06
Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name Duffield
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1899-08-28
Newspaper page from Park County Herald carrying the name Duffield
Park County Herald 1926-03-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 38,254 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Duffield in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

28,037 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Duffield. The most, 5,018, date from the 1860s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 4.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 17,076
Western Australia 4,336
Victoria 2,460
Queensland 2,275
New South Wales 1,264
Tasmania 375
ACT (Canberra) 177
Northern Territory 33

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Duffield.

Who carried it

People named Duffield,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Susan Olive Duffield d. 1943
  • John Duffield d. 1883
  • Mary Duffield d. 1783
  • Richard Duffield 1301–1401 · politician
  • Thomas Duffield 1493–1579 · politician
  • Edward Duffield 1730–1803 · watchmaker

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Duffield,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States484 records

484 records of the Duffield name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 173
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 85
  • Other U.S. records 226
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John H. Duffield

    Born 1922 in Iowa. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Dodge Herrold; warehouseman from Davis County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Ioof Cemetery, Bloomfield, Iowa.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rachel Duffield

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Teutonic from Liverpool, aged 25; servant. From Ballynahinch, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John David Lockw Duffield

    Born 1946; from Ventura, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 484 records for Duffield in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia409 records

409 records of the Duffield name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 207
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 69
  • Other Australian records 133
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Ann Duffield

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Tasmania, sailing from London in 1844. Native of Pembridge, Herefordshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1847.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Robert Duffield

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1849. Married 1849 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 28.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Duffield

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Concordia, aged 35; American.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 409 records for Duffield in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada49 records

49 records of the Duffield name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 26
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 11
  • Other Canadian records 12
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Duffield

    Died 1913; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record George Duffield

    Died 1934 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Archibald Duffield

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 49 records for Duffield in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand23 records

23 records of the Duffield name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 19
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 3
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Henry Duffield

    Died 1992, aged 66; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Isabella Bridget Duffield

    Buried in 1966 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 89.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John William Duffield

    Died 1984, aged 46; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Duffield in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom16 records

16 records of the Duffield name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 11
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 4
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Duffield

    Buried in 1830 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 26.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charlotte Duffield

    Will proved in 1941; of Rhyl, Flint.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Duffield

    London Regiment, Attached Machine Gun C. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Duffield in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands9 records

9 records of the Duffield name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Edward Duffield

    Married in 1925 in 's-Gravenhage; office clerk.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Letitia Duffield

    Married in 1898 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maud Letitia Duffield

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1873 in Yarmouth.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Duffield in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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